✧1Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? ✧2On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth; ✧3Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud: ✧4Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men. ✧5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart. ✧6Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things. ✧7For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. ✧8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. ✧9They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
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✧10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
✧11For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
✧12I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.
✧13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
✧14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.